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Cancer Lesson #66: You’ll Never Forget Your Anniversary
Rave: Cancer Lesson #66 — You’ll never forget your anniversary. Two years ago today, at about 9:30 am, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I will celebrate being alive today. And tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. And the … Continue reading
3-Wheeled Car
image.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. Rave – I love seeing things like this. Makes me want to write a book about a character who drives a three-wheeled car. For the record, the driver looked pretty happy — he … Continue reading
My Ideal Bookshelf
image.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. Rave: My Ideal Bookshelf Taking a leaf (pun intended) from the book, My Ideal Bookshelf by Jane Mount and Thessaly La Force, here’s my ideal bookshelf. At least it’s my ideal for today. The bottom book is … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden Spells, Katie Fforde, Mary Kay Andrews, My Ideal Bookshelf, Savannah Breeze, William Zinsser
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Creatures of Habit
A Short Rant About Cigarette Butts, Along with a Rave About Writing as a Habit: Creatures of Habit The end of our driveway is littered with cigarette butts. Occasionally, I overcome my squeamishness enough to pick them up for proper … Continue reading
Posted in Rant, Rave, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Commuting, habits, Tea, writing habits
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A Contract From Alibi — a blog by John Scalzi that every writer should read
OH YES! This one is definitely a rant! Thank you, John Scalzi! A Contract From Alibi.
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Rejected and Dejected
Not a rant or a rave, this one is more of a whine. Gosh, it’s easy to be mature about rejection when you haven’t just experienced it. A little over a month ago I said, and I quote, “I try … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealing with rejection, Form letter, Literary agent, Publishing, rejection, Rejection letters
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My Grandma Always Says…
A while ago, someone told me they’d like to see more writing prompts. So I’m sharing the following post by Sue Healy. My Grandma Always Says….
Twenty Simple Ways to Fritter Away Your Writing Time
A Rave on Writing: Twenty Simple Ways to Fritter Away Your Writing Time I was going to write a post about time management — how, with a few lifestyle adjustments, you can find more time to write. Sadly, that topic has … Continue reading
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Tagged Time management, Time management for writers, Wasting Time, Writer Resources, Writing
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Change Your “Furniture;” Change Your Story
Change Your “Furniture;” Change Your Story — A Rave This is my new office. In fact, there’s nothing new about it. The desk was my dad’s, newly acquired and repaired by my husband. The chair came from a library auction, … Continue reading
Anti-Valentine’s Day Once More
Rave: A Compendium of Anti-Valentine’s Day Sites This year, I’m taking the easy way out and sharing everybody else’s cool ideas. Enjoy! Puritan Valentines — Okay, they’re not officially “Anti-Valentine” but they might as well be. Here’s my favorite. For more, … Continue reading
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